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| ▲ This file photo from Nov. 13, 2024, shows Lee Jae Myung (R), then leader of the Democratic Party, and Lee Hae-chan (L), former prime minister, attending the launching ceremony of the party's foreign affairs and unification advisory body. (Yonhap) |
Lee-ex-PM funeral
Lee to visit funeral home of late PM Lee Hae-chan to pay condolences
By Kim Eun-jung
SEOUL, Jan. 27 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung plans to visit the funeral home of late Prime Minister Lee Hae-chan on Tuesday to pay his condolences, a presidential aide said.
President Lee will visit the venue at Seoul National University Hospital in central Seoul after his official duties end later in the day, Cho Jung-sik, a special presidential secretary for political affairs, told reporters.
A funeral committee comprising representatives from various fields, led by Prime Minister Kim Min-seok, arranged Lee's funeral in consideration of his status as a public figure and his contributions to the country. The five-day funeral will be held through Saturday.
Lee Hae-chan, who died Sunday while visiting Vietnam, was a towering figure in South Korea's pro-democracy movement. He endured torture and imprisonment during the authoritarian regimes before going on to serve as a seven-term lawmaker and advise multiple liberal presidents.
In October, he was appointed senior vice president of the Peaceful Unification Advisory Council (PUAC) to support the Lee administration's policies on North Korea and inter-Korean relations.
Following news of his death Sunday, President Lee expressed deep condolences and praised the late former prime minister's lifelong dedication to democracy.
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